South Williamson, KY

Census Place

2024 Population

472

US Senator

Mitch McConnell

Republican Party

US Senator

Rand Paul

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

48.5

13.2% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

23.7%

10.8% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$56,484

51.3% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$169,800

1.43% 1-year growth

Economy

The economy of South Williamson, KY employs 215 people. In 2024, the largest industries in South Williamson, KY were Accommodation & Food Services (80 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (60 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (29 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($116,250) and Health Care & Social Assistance ($116,250).

Employment

Occupations

215

2024 Value

± 166

43.3%

1 Year growth

± 74.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in South Williamson, KY grew at a rate of 43.3%, from 150 employees to 215 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in South Williamson, KY, are Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (80 people), Management Occupations (59 people), and Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (46 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of South Williamson, KY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Kentucky.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Kentucky (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

215

2024 Value

± 166

43.3%

1 Year growth

± 74.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in South Williamson, KY grew at a rate of 43.3%, from 150 employees to 215 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in South Williamson, KY, are Accommodation & Food Services (80 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (60 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (29 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of South Williamson, KY, though some of these residents may live in South Williamson, KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Housing & Living

The median property value in South Williamson, KY was $169,800 in 2024, which is 0.51 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $167,400 to $169,800, a 1.43% increase. The homeownership rate in South Williamson, KY is 47.3%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in South Williamson, KY have an average commute time of 39.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in South Williamson, KY is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$169,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$102,497

$113

Median Property Taxes

±$82

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In South Williamson, KY the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in South Williamson, KY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$56,484

Median Household Income

± $39,202

239

Number of Households

± 151

In 2024, the median household income of the 239 households in South Williamson, KY declined from $56,484 from the previous year's value of $116,027.

The following chart displays the households in South Williamson, KY distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $50k - $60k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for South Williamson, KY is from Kentucky.

0.446

2024 Wage GINI in Kentucky

0.449

2023 Wage GINI in Kentucky

In 2024, the income inequality in Kentucky was 0.446 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.585% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Kentucky was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kentucky in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Kentucky across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (91.6%)
Worked At Home (8.42%)

In 2024, 91.6% of workers in South Williamson, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (8.42%) and those who carpooled to work (0%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

39.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in South Williamson, KY have a longer commute time (39.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in South Williamson, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in South Williamson, KY compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in South Williamson, KY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in South Williamson, KY have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

23.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in South Williamson, KY (108 out of 455 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 35 - 44, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in South Williamson, KY is White, followed by Black and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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